Every so often when I am moving a window (using my laptop touchpad) orange circles (with arrows inside) appear at the corners and midpoints of the window. I think that they're for resizing, but all that happens is that the window moves with my cursor.

How am I triggering this? How can I stop triggering this? What are they supposed to be for?

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Those orange circles are the Unity Grab Handles, a Compiz plugin designed to make resizing and moving easier with touchscreens or touchpads. By default, it is triggered by a three-finger tap over the window.